Etymology
Yeh Jo Desh
Medical Marijuana
Americana
EVS
700
This term for adultery derived from this bird that lays its eggs in other's nests.
What is a cuckold?
700
This was what the most widely spoken language in India was called before the partition in 1947.
What is Hindustani (Hindi + Urdu)?
700
Despite a diet of 7000 calories per day, that involves meats, rice, fish, vegetables, and tofu, they do not suffer from obesity due to their intense workout regimens. However, upon retirement, they must cut calories to a bare minimum or become at risk for cardiovascular diseases.
What do Sumo wrestlers do?
700
This HBO funded TV series is one of the longest-running shows of all time with over 50 seasons currently
What is Sesame Street?
700
Originally, he envisioned this as a jungle. Gary Kurtz traveled to the Philippines to scout locations; however, because of the idea of spending months in the jungle would make him "itchy", thus changing it to a desert. Kurtz then researched all American, North African, and Middle Eastern deserts, and found Tunisia, near the Sahara desert, as the ideal location.
What is Tatooine?
1200
Buccaneers trying to pass shined coins for gold called them fawners (British informal). This gave rise to this fraudulent adjective.
What is Phoney?
1200
These gravitationally collapsing anomalies were initially compared to prison, thus getting their name from the dungeon measuring 4.3m by 5.5m where 146 British soldiers were imprisoned by the faithful of this commander. 123 of them died due to suffocations and heat exhaustion.
What was the Black Hole of Calcutta, in Fort William, temporarily captured by Siraj Ud Daulah?
1200
Shockingly little is known about this, especially because it is classified as a cosmetic issue and not a disease, which limits funding. All signs point to something about imbalance of the DHT steroid in the body.
What is Male Pattern Baldness?
1200
A sophomore at Morehouse College in Atlanta, when MLK was assassinated, he participated in a march that MLK was supposed to attend in Memphis, Tennessee. The next day he served as an usher in MLK's funeral. Jumping into campus politics, he helped spring a protest in 1969 that held Morehouse trustees hostage, getting him expelled from the college.
Who is Samuel L Jackson?
1200
This city has one of the highest count of leopards; found in a forest, the leopard population saves it a lot of funds by keeping the stray dog population in check.
What is Mumbai?
1800
This term actually means sour tasting or even vinegar rice, rather than referring directly to the main ingredient we may associate it to. Traditionally, they did not use vinegar, but they would let the rice ferment, which turned it sour and the reactions would kill any bacteria found in the associated ingredient.
What is Sushi?
1800
Malaria was a persistent problem in India. Quinine, a traditional cure, was used by the East India Company. They initially used this to make it bearable, which did not work. They began to add sugar, lime, and something else, thus marking the first instance of something quite popular.
What is Gin and Tonic?
1800
Only 400 out of the 7000 diseases classified as 'rare' have effective treatments. This is recognized on this day, to add extra meaning to the importance of the situation.
What is Rare Disease Day on Feb 29?
1800
In 1980, this was formed and numbered out of order right after 2 to make Russian analysts believe that there were more teams and overestimate the strength of US special operations.
What is SEAL team 6?
1800
After Water, this is the most heavily exploited natural resource in the world with almost 50 billion metric tons used annually. Singapore and Canada are the biggest importers and a lot of countries like Vietnam and Cambodia may run out of it soon.
What is Sand?
2400
These waterfowl flock in Marshes, bogs and wet meadows in winter. They are extremely quick to dart around when threatened. This bird can get camouflaged even after a hunter shoots and kills one. As early as the 1840s, the name of this bird was associated with a fool's errand in which a newbie is duped into doing things for imaginary reasons. Due to the difficulty of hunting this, it was clear the hunters had to be very skilled which later evolved into something relating to warfare.
What are Snipers? (The bird is Snipe)
2400
India has the unique record of having the highest number of deaths in the world due to this reason. 72% of the deaths are accounted for by men under 30. And most of them happen here, due to falling, drowning, blunt force and even electrocution.
What is #trainSelfie?
2400
Through research, it is believed that patient zero lived in Cameroon in Africa and contracted the disease in 1908 after hunting a chimp.
What is HIV? (from Simian Immuno Deficiency Virus)
2400
In the 1980s, Reagan passed a bill that he could not really enforce on the states. But if they chose to opt-out, they would be ineligible for federal highway funding. Thus, this 70-year-old policy was changed, advocated by groups such as MADD and RIDD.
Why was the drinking age limit raised to 21 from 18?
2400
Only discovered in 2010, this Bacterium of the Halomonas family will be the reason for its disappearance by 2030. Coincidentally, the Bacteria, that have a strong affinity for iron, are named after their 'food'.
What is the Titanic?
2700
A Hindu Goddess, who was the mother of the race of Danavas (Asuras), who were led by Bali in rebellion against the Devas, who were defeated by Indra and Vaamana. She was the granddaughter of Brahma, and it was her duty to ensure the flowing of all water on earth. This name is connected with the Indo-European languages of the world. How did her name evolve, with over 10 major instances around the world.
She was Danu. Rivers like Danube, Dneiper, Danu etc are named after her, from Europe to Indonesia
2700
The village of Asola Fatehpur Beri is known for its Akhada routines. With 2-hour workout daily in the early morning, followed by wrestling and more workouts in the evening, the men from this village follow a strictly vegetarian diet and traditional workout routines. Since, 2001, over 350 men have gone to various cities to pursue a specific profession.
Who are the Bouncers of Asola?
2700
This is an excellent medium for microbial growth, which also makes it probably the most dangerous food that humans consume. It was a major source of Tuberculosis, Scarlet Fever, Gastroenteritis, Diphtheria, Brucellosis, Q-fever to name just a few. In 1910, this was made mandatory to prevent fatal diseases that led to thousands of deaths in the previous century.
What is Raw Milk and why is Pasteurization needed?
2700
He was one of the founding members of Bermuda Underwater Exploration Inst. and a strong advocate for the preservation of the life of certain marine creatures. He called out man as an aggressor out of ignorance, greed, and a mass hysteria he may have created in the first place.
Who is Peter Benchley, and Jaws?
2700
The Tunguska Event: Shortly after 7 a.m. on June 30, 1908, a blinding light streaked across the skies of Siberia and exploded over the Podkamennaya Tunguska River. The shock wave that followed carried the force of five to 10 megatons of TNT—hundreds of times more powerful than the atom bomb later dropped over Hiroshima. It obliterated nearly 500,000 acres of forest and knocked people off their feet more than 40 miles away. Amazingly, no one was killed in the explosion, but its effects were felt across the globe. Atmospheric and seismic devices were tripped as far away as England, and for the next few nights, the skies were so bright that people in Asia could read newspapers outdoors. Experts suspected a meteor strike was to blame, by when a Russian expedition finally reached the remote blast site in 1927, they found no sign of an impact crater.
What happens when a meteor burns up just before hitting the ground?